新概念英语第三册习题答案及解析Lesson 45

　　Comprehension

　　1 The Press will argue that they have the right to publish a story, although it may seriouslyaffect the individual concerned, because _____ .

　　a. in a democracy, the individual eserves more attention than politics

　　b. facts in themselves, however unpleasant they may be, must be respected

　　c. people not only enjoy reading about others but about themselves as well

　　d. they only use their power to influence events of national importance

　　argue

　　affect 负面的影响

　　原文：Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering toindividuals by publishing details about their private lives.

　　2 News editiors and reporters wanted to publish the story because _____ .

　　a. they always defend the freedom of the Press

　　b. they know that stories about people sell a lot of newspapers

　　c. they eanted to change the lives of these poor people

　　d. they believed it was the right thing to do

　　3 The interest that was taken in the family was _____ .

　　a. of national importance because of the rise in the birth rate

　　b. charitable, for people of all kinds were concerned about their poverty

　　c. so overwhelming that even lawyers attended their press conferences

　　d. mainly from commercial organizations who wanted to promote their sales

　　Structure

　　4 The public are often far more interested _____ political events. (ll.3-4)

　　a. in people’s stories than b. in stories about people than in

　　c. with stories about people than d. by people’s stories than by

　　be interested in...

　　5 The influence of newspapwers is _____ bring about major changes in the lives of ordinarypeople but they can even overthrow a government. (ll.8-9)

　　a. such that not only can they b. so that not only they can

　　c. such that they cannot only d. so that not only can they

　　not only...but...

　　so必须用来修饰形容词或副词

　　如果强调的是一个主干的名词部分，用such

　　6 A sixth child _____ expected so they were faced … (ll.12-13)

　　a. was b. being c. having d. had been

　　economic problems/ economic odds

　　perpetual struggle against poverty

　　被动语态

　　7 ★★★ While the five babies _____ in oxygen tents… (ll.23-24)

　　a. were remaining quietly sleeping b. remained quietly sleeping

　　c. remained to sleep quietly d. remaining were quietly sleeping

　　remain (系动词)不能用进行时态

　　Vocabulary

　　8 Stories about people are often _____ (l.3)

　　a. of great interest to everyone b. in the public interest

　　c. a matter of publicity d. publicly attended

　　9 Newspapers _____ tremendous influence over the lives of ordinary people. (l.8)

　　a. press b. invoke c. impose d. wield

　　原文：bring about

　　L45-07 end 13’46”

　　L45-08 begin 3’40”

　　press: 榨汁; 熨烫;按住，压住 (n. )出版，发行

　　invoke 求助，祈求

　　impose 强加于人

　　wield 造成 (== bring about, cause, result in )

　　10 Reporters _____ interviews … (l.22)

　　a. went on strike for b. went on printing c. made repeated requests for d. were continually

　　原文： Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokes-

　　men for the family at press conferences.

　　pressing for: 不断的催问，要求

　　11 Lawyers were employed to act as spokesmen _____ the family. (ll.22-23)

　　a. on account of b. instead of c. on behalf of d. for the sake of

　　instead of : 代替 (某物、谁)

　　on account of == because of )

　　for the sake of 出于......的缘故

　　12 Instead of being five new family members, these children had become _____ .(l.26)

　　a. victims of commercialization b. something to be bought and sold

　　c. a public conerience d. a product of the market

　　【Key to Multiple choice questions】

　　1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. C 12. A新概念英语